Saperda octopunctata

Saperda octopunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the type species of its genus. It was described by Scopoli in 1772, originally under the genus Leptura. It has a wide distribution in Europe. It feeds on Populus tremula.^[1]

Saperda octopunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Saperda
Species:	S. octopunctata
Binomial name
Saperda octopunctata (Scopoli, 1772)
Synonyms
Leptura octopunctata Scopoli, 1772 Cerambyx tremulus (Fabricius, 1775) Saperda tiliae Schrank, 1798 Saperda (Argalia) octopunctata (Scopoli, 1772) Saperda tremulae (Fabricius, 1775) Saperda tremula Fabricius, 1775 Lopezcolonia octopunctata (Scopoli, 1772)

S. octopunctata measures between 13 and 18 mm (0.51 and 0.71 in).^[1]